‘SNL’ hosts Charli XCX talk show with Bowen Yang as ‘Brat’ singer
The ‘Brat’ summer may be over, but nothing is truly dead until ‘Saturday Night Live’ gets its hands on it.
During the season opener of the NBC sketch comedy series on Saturday, Bowen Yang transformed into Charli XCX to host a fictional series called “The Talk Talk Show,” a nod to one of the British pop star’s song titles.
In the segment, Yang welcomed “Australian dingo twink Troye Sivan,” who Charli XCX is currently on the Sweat Tour with. The ‘Rush’ singer played the role of Sarah Sherman, who lifted her shirt to reveal fake washboard abs.
“Troye, are you happy to be here?” Yang asked, to which Sherman replied, “Naur!”
Yang then discussed the recent events and considered them “snot or wet.” The verdict: Hunter Biden’s laptop is “snotty” and Mark Robinson’s search history is “wet.” Barron Trump going to NYU is “brat,” but NYU itself is “wet.” Amy Adams in ‘Nightbitch’? “Snot.” Eric Adams’ indictment? “Wet.”
Yang then brought along the guests from “The Talk Talk Show”: “queer nightlife icon Susanne Bartsch and straight CNN icon Kaitlan Collins,” played by “SNL” host Jean Smart and Chloe Fineman, respectively.
Yang then proceeded to ask Smart’s Susanne Bartsch political questions, asking questions like, “Have you ever used ketamine?” to Fineman’s CNN anchor.
Next up was the “bad girl of C-SPAN,” aka U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas, played by Ego Nwodim. The congresswoman then gave her unfiltered thoughts on everything from JD Vance (“smoky-eyed couch potato can’t order donuts but has a donut body”) to gerrymandering (“crazy, crooked bitch”).
“Brat,” Charli XCX’s sixth studio album, was released on June 7 and quickly captured the cultural (and, in some ways, political) zeitgeist. With its hyperpop-influenced club bangers and slime-green aesthetic, it became the album of the summer. It also became fodder for TikTok dances and memes, going so far as to cause the Kamala Harris campaign to briefly adopt the nickname “snot.”
Charli She will release a remix album “Brat” on October 11.
“Saturday Night Live” began its 50th season on September 28 with host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. The iconic sketch comedy series is celebrating its big anniversary with a live primetime special on February 16. The series airs on NBC at 11:30 PM ET and streams on Peacock.
